Liquid-dispensing apparatus



A. AND H. INGRAM. LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS. APPLICATION man 050.31. 1918. RENEWED SEPRZH. 1921. 1,414,135.

Patented Apr. 251922.

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UNITED SM-es ALFREDIN'GRAM nn HARRY INGRAM, or BROOKLYN, irnw YORK, ASSIGNORS TO INGRAMS INCORPORATED, 0F BROOKLYN, YORK, A

YORK.

To all whom it may concern.'

toilet purposes,.'and in-thatrespect our in.-

ventlon resldes in an attractlve small :recep tacle, preferably of'tumbler outline, having a celluloid or other pyroxylin cap and means for ejecting small quantities of-liquidfsoap from the tumbler, said means being almost Wholly. of celluloid I or like material,xso that the apparatus as a whole is ineXpensive, durable, cleanly, convenient of manufacture and entirely reliable in use. The invention possesses novelfeatures of construction and arrangement, and some of these are adapted for dispensing liquids other :than liquid soa and hence in the drawings forming a par of our application we illustrate aliquid soap dispensing apparatus and also an-ink dispensing. apparatus, one construction being. a modification-ofcertain features of the otherconstruction and the ink dispensing apparatus being adapted for discharging ink from a large bottle intov an 'inkstandor into a fountain pen'or other receiver.

Liquid and liquidsoap dispensers of various kinds have heretofore been constructed, and many of them are more orless complex, expensive and'un-certam in thelr operation,

and our aim has been 'toprovide a liquidsoap d spenser of reliable character andcapable of being sold at very small expense and at the same, time a dispenser which is light in weight and capableof use onan ordinary wash or toilet stand, it being unnecessary that the liquid soap dispenser should be .more than about three and .onerhalf inches in height and about two inches in width: at its top. We illustrate in the drawings a modification of our. invention in which the sameis adapted to an ink'bottley butprimarily our invention has to do with a small, neat,

rreurn-msrnnsrne APPARATUS.

1 Specification of Letters Patent; Patented 25, 1922- Application filed December 31, ielaser ial No. 2 9,040. Renewed September as, 1921i Seria1N" o'. 502,686.

.Fig. l is a vertical sectionthrough liquid:

fully understood CORPORATION or NEW soap dispensing apparatus involving our in- :tecl linei1-'1ofl3ig.

:Fig. 2 is'a top-view of thesame; I r Fig. 311s a'horizontal section throughthe same, taken on the dotted linef3g3 of Fig.-

vention the section being taken onthe dot- E-IFig.-5 is a detached top view. ofa flap 4: is horizontalsection through f portion of the same andon; a' larger scale, taken on the dotted-line lt of Fig.1;

valve employed at the lower end of the cylin-f der containedwithin the exterior receptacle;

Fig.6 is a vertical section corresponding with Fig. 1', butillustrating the apparatus with the upper. endof thecylinder closed by astopper carriedat the upper endiof' the 7 7 piston rod;

Fig. 7 i a detachedperspective partly brokenaway, illustrating the appli-' cation of a spring, which may be afrubber band, for normally movin'g'the piston rod .and piston totheir upper position shown in Fig. 1, and

Fig, 8 is avertical section illustrating the application of our invention to a bottle I for containing ink or other liquid.

In the drawings, referring'to'Figs. 1 to,

7 inclusive lO designates a suitable recep- ,1tacle, which is preferably in the form of ,a sniall glass tumbler equipped .with a closing cap 11 at its upper end and havingtherefrom during the use offthe apparatus.

finitslbase an interior recess "13 "containing spaced apartribsor lugs-14' The cap 11' will.pr,eferably be formed ofxpyroxylin ma- 5 terial and have a depending annular skirt15il confining a gasket 16. ,Th'ecap or cover 11 is capable of very tightly fitting upon the tumbler-or receptacle 10 and willnot'slip We illustrate the receptacle 10 as contain ing asuitable quantity of liquid soapli',

Within the receptacle is applied a vertical cylinder or barrel 18 which is preferably of pyroxylin material and at its upper end is secured by pyroxylin cement within a downwardly extending flange 19 formed around a hole at the center of the cover 11. The cylinder 18 is enlarged'at its upper end, as shown, whereby a shoulder 20 becomes formed therein at a suitable distance below the upper end of the cylinder,

and below the shoulder 20 the cylinder is preferably provided with vent holes 21. A discharge tube 22 for the soap is connected to the cylinder 18, preferably by pyroxylin cement, and said tube 22, which. is preferably of pyroXylin material, issecured near ts upper end within a flange 23 extending downwai'dly around a hole formed in the cover 11 for said tube. lhe upper portion of the tube 22 is bent laterally to form a discharge spout 24 extending outwardly beyond the vertical plane of the receptacle 10. The lower ends of the cylinder 18 and tube 22 are enclosed by a cap25 of pyroxylin material cemented in place, and this cap at one edge forms a chamber 26 into which the lower end of'the tube 22 op'ens and which is in communication with the'lower end of the cylinder 18 through a port 27 formed in the side wall of said cylinder.

Thecap 25 has an opening 28 in its bottom, this opening being less in diameter than the diameter of the cylinder 18, and uponthe "upper surface of the bottom of the cap 25 is placed a disk 29, preferably of pyroxylin material, which is held in position between the upper surface of the bottom of the cap 25 and the lower edgesof the cylinder 18, as shown in Fig." 1. The disk 29 is slit on the line of a part of a circle, as at 30, so as to form in said. disk a flap valve 31, which is connected integrally with the disk 29 by a narrow neck portion 32, which, being of flexible material, permits the valve 31 to be moved upwardly from the bottom of the cap 25 and returned, at the proper time, down against said bottom and over the opening 28 therein. When the flap valve 31 is in its lower position, shown in Fig. 1, it closes the opening 28 and at thattime no soap'may enter the cylinder 18, but when the flap valve 31 is'drawn upwardly by the action of the piston hereinafter referred to, the soap may enter the cylinder 18 through the opening 28 and pass thence into the chamber 26'and tube 22. i

Within the cylindrical barrel 18 we lo- 'cate a'p1ston-rod 33hav1ng on its lower end a p ston or plunger composed of, by preference, a disk of felt 3 1- and upper and lower disks, preferably of pyroXylin material, 35, 'COBfiIHDg, under reasonable compression, said d1sk34c. On the upper end of the pis tcn rod 33 is provided a head 36 for convenience in operating said rodaand having a depending portion 37 which may closely enter the upper end of the cylindrical barrel 18 and serve as a stopper for the same, as shown in Fig. 6. The rod 33 and head 36 are both preferably formed from pyroxylin or equivalent composition material. Within the cylindrical barrel 18 we provide a guide 38 through'which the rod 33 may travel and which is preferably in the form of a cup of pyroxylin material closely fitting the upper enlarged portion of the cylindrical barrel 18 and resting on the shoulder 20 thereof. "llhe guide38and piston rod 33 are connected by a rubber-or elastic band 39 acting as a spring to pull the piston-rod and its piston to theirupper position, shown inFigI. 1. The elasticband 39 is caught in' slits 10 formediin thesides oftheguide 38 and in a slit or notch 41 formed in the piston rod 33 at a suitable'distance below said guide,-as

shown in Fig. 7. .lVhen'the piston rod 33 is drawn to its upper position, shown in Fig. 1,

the suction action of the piston on the lower end thereof'will open the flap valve 31 upwardly and drawinto the lower end of the cylindrical barrel 18 a definitequantity of the liquid soap "17 Thereafter when the piston rod 33 and its, piston are pusheddownwardly by pressure applied to the head 36,

the flap-valve 31 will'close-and the soap contained within the lower portion of the barrel 18 and cap 25 will be forced upwardly through the discharge tube 22. The rod 33 may be given several movements down and up'untilthe requisite quantity of soap has been discharged through the tube 22. Both movements of the-rod33 may be performed manually, but ordinarily the downward movement of said ro d'will be accomplished by manual pressure on the head 33,- while luloid, owing to the cleanly i101i-cori'osive light-weight character of that material, and the apparatus .as a whole, as shown in Figs.

1 and 6, due to our construction, is quite inexpensive and has proven to be of high efliciency. We employ an elastic band 39in lieu of a metal spring, because hf the non con' rosive character of the rubber and because in'case of breakage it may readily be renewed by anyone having the apparatus, since on the withdrawal of the piston rod 33 from the cylindrical barrel 18 it will carry the gu de 38 w th it, thus exposing all of the 7 the cap connecting the barrel 46 and tube 47 26 at the lower end of the instrument,-49 the parts carriedwith the rod 33 and permitting of the ready application of a new band 39 whenever required. d

We seat the lower end of the barrel 18 and cap 25 upon the ribs 14 and within the recess 13 formed in the bottom of the receptacle 10, since this serves to steady the barrel 18 centrally within the receptacle and permits of the discharge of the liquid soap until substantially all of the same has been consumed. The ribs 14 are spaced apart so that the soap may pass between the same andldecome pulled upwardlythroughi the opening 28 in the bottom of the cap in an'efiicient manner. v

Our inventlon has been, particularly designed forthe dispensation ofliquid soap,

but may be used in other connections, and therefore in Fig. Swe illustrate the same as applied to an, ink. bottle 45. In the construction shown in Fig. 8, 46 denotes the cylindrical barrel of the dispensing apparatus, 47 the discharge tube connected therewith, 48

chamber in said cap through which the barrel 46 and tube 47 arein communication with 7 each other, =5'Othe' flapl'valve in the lower end .of the barrel 46 and 'corrcsponding exactly and 5, 51 the piston rod having oniits lower end a piston .52corresponding with the piswith the constructions shown in Figs. 1, 4

ton shown in Fig. 1, 53 a guide seated on a shoulder 54 of the barrel 46 andcorresponding with the guide and: shoulder shown in F 1, and 55 a supplemental tube through which the rod=51 is adapted to have its movement and which is at its lower end fastened to the upper portion of the barrel 46, said tube 55 being employedbecause of the depth of the ink bottle and so as-to locate the features of our invention at the bottomthereof. The bottle 45 has a bottom1recess-56 and ribs corresponding exactly with the recess and ribs shown in Figs. 1 and 3.- The upper that by reason of the depth of the bottle 45 we have applied certain additions adapting our construction for a receptacle having the depthof an ink bottle as distinguished from. that of a-small tumbler, thetumbler itself being shown on an enlarged scale in Figs. 1 -and 6. The operation of the apparatus shown in Fig 8 is the same as that illustrated'in. Fig. '1, and hence will be fully understood withoutspecial further explan'ation. When the apparatus of our invention is applied to an ink bottle 45, it may be convenientlyused forfilling an inkstand from the bottle or for filling a fountaln pen.

Our invention is not limited to the nature of the contents of the receptacle, whether soap or ink, but we moreparticularly intend the sameito be employedas a means vfor dispensing liquid soap or what is'sometimes termed. soapy liquid,

What we claim-as our invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is :f

comprising a receptacle adapted to contain 1. A dispenser-otthe characterdescribed.

liquid, an air-tight removableclosureffor the; j upper end thereof'and means carried by said I closure for efie'cting the discharge'of the liquid in limited quantities,-said meanscomprlsmg a barrel member mmersed in i the liquid, a discharge tube extendingfupwardly from the lower end thereof, a cap at the lower ends ot'said barrel and tu'be flanged upwardlyand connecting saidends and secured thereto and affording at oriesideja chamber placing said "barrel memberf and it tube in communication with each otherand sald cap havinglanjnlet opening'initsbot tom, avalveon the said bottomfto control] the said opening therein a plunger in said barrel, a plunger -rod extending upwardly from said plunger and having exposedhead, anda spring normally acting}to move said plunger and rod towards their npper position; i

comprisingfla receptacle adapted to contain l1quid,: an airtight removableclosure-{for the upper end thereof and meanscarried said closu-re for eifecting the mdischargeof" the liquid in limited quantities, saijdineans 2. A dispenser' ofithej character described 5 I los '1 compr sing a barrel member immer'sedin the" i upwardly and connecting said endsfand se iliquid,.a discharge tube extendi w y "from-the lower e a' can at the lower ends of said barrel andtube; flan ed cured thereto and afi'ording'at one side a chamber placing said; barrel member' and tube in. communication with each ,other and said cap having an inlet 0 ening in its bottom, a valve on the (said; ottom to control barrel, a; plunger rod-extending upwardly from-said plunger and havingnan 'exp'osed head, and aspring engagi g said'rod withi said barrel and normally actingito move said plunger and rodtowards their-upper position, said j chamber being directly I below, the

the saidopening therein, a plunger in said" lower end of said discharge tube .andlsaid' I barrel the-Side ij w end-haring a... port opening into. sa d'ch I '3. A dispenser'of the characterydescribed comprising a receptacleadapted"tocontaini liquid, an air tight removable closure for the 1 :upperend thereof and means ca ried by sale closure, for effecting the discharge of the liquid in limited quantities, said means comprising a barrel member immersed in the liquid, a discharge tube extending upwardly from and being in communication with the lower end of said barrel member, a cap at the lower ends of said barrel and tube flanged upwardly and connecting said ends andbeing Secured thereto and having an inlet Opening in its bottom, a disk on said bottom and held between the'saine and the lower end of said barrel and having formed therein and integrally therewith, a flap valve to control said opening, a plunger in said barrel, a plunger rod'extending upwardly from saidrpluiiger and having an exposed head, and a spring normally acting to move said rod and plunger towards their upper position, said barrel, tube, cap and disk being of pyroxylin material.

' 4. A dispenser of the character described comprising a receptacle adapted 'to contain liquid, a closure therefor and means for effecting the discharge of the liquid in limited quantities, said means comprising a barrel member immersed in the liquid-and being "enlargedat its upper portion to form at the base of the enlargement a shoulder,'a dis ,charge tube extending upwardly from and being in communication with thelower end of said. barrel member, a cap at the lower ends of said barrel and tube and connecting "the same and having an inlet opening in its bottom, a valve on said bottom to control said opening, a plunger in said barrel, a plunger rod extending upwardly from said plunger and having an exposed head, a removable guide seated on said shoulder for ,said' rod, and a spring within said barrel engaged with said guide and said .rod and i normally acting tomove said rod and said plunger towards their upper-position] V 5. Ac dispenser ofthe character described -comprising areceptacle adapted to contain liquid and having an open-top recess in its bottom, a closure for said receptacle and means for effecting the discharge of the liquid in limited quantities, said means com-o prising a barrel member immersed in the liquid, a discharge tube extending upwardly f from and being in communication with the J lower end of said barrel member, acap at the lover ends of said barrel member and tube and connecting the same and having an inlet opening in its bottom; a'valve on said bottom to control said opening, and a plungear and plunger rod in said barrel, said cap being seatedin said recess at the bottom ofthe receptacle, and said recess being of greater diameter than said. cap so as to permit the liquid to pass below said cap and enter said barrel through said inlet opening. 7 6. A. dispenser of the character described comprising a receptacle adapted to contain liquid and hawlngau open-top recess-in its bottomto control said opening, and a plunger and plunger rod in said barrel, said cap being seated in said recess at the bottom of the receptacle and said recess havingon its r bottom spaced apart supporting projections for said cap, and said recess being of greater diameter than said cap so as to permit the liquid to pass below said cap and enter said 7 7 barrel through said inlet opening.

7. A dispenserof the character described comprising a tumbler adapted to contain liquid, a closure cap closely. fittingupon the same and having two flanged openings and means for effecting the discharge of the'liquid in limited quantities, said means comprising a barrel member immersed in the liquid and secured at its upper'end to :the

flange at one of said openings in the closure, a discharge tube extending upwardly from and being in communication with the lower 3 end of said barrel member and at its upper portion being extended through theother of said open ngs and secured to the flange thereat, a cap on the lowerends of said bar rel member and tube and connecting the same and having an inlet opening-in its" bottom, a valve on said" bottom to control" said opening, a plunger in said barrel, and a plunger rod extending from said plunger ut through said barrel, SELlCl closure cap having a flange to pass downwardly over the upper end of said tumbler and'bodily carrying the said means for effecting the discharge of the liquid.

8. A dispenser of the character described comprising a tumbler adapted to contain liquid, a closure cap closely fitting upon, the

same and having two flanged openings and means for effecting the discharge of the liquid in limited quantities, said means com prising a barrel. member immersed in the 1 liquid and'secured at its upper end to the o flange atone of said. openings in the closure, a discharge tube extending upwardly from and beingincommunication' with the lower end of said barrel member and at its upper portion. being extended through the other of said openings and securedto the flange thereat, acapyon the lowerends of said barrel member and tube and connecting the same and having an inlet opening in its bottom, a valve on said bottom to control said opening, a plungerin said barrel, and a plungerrod extending from said plunger out through said barrel and having" an ex-* Jule po sed head and a stopper to closely fit into State of West Virginia, this19th day of the upper end of said barrel Where said end December A. D. 1918.

is exposed directly below said cap, said closure c-ap having a depending skirt portion to pass upon the upper end of said tumbler and bodily carrying said means for effecting the discharge of the liquid.

Signed at Wheeling, in the county of Ohio ALFRED INGRAM. HARRY INGRAM.

VVifinesses:

R. C. EUWER, H. E. LAUPP. 

